Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Anisocampium niponicum
FAMILY
Athyriaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Anisocampium niponicum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of China
Anisocampium niponicum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Athyrium niponicum
COMMON NAME:
Japanese Painted Fern
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September Greenville County SC
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September Greenville County SC
Falls Park
This common suburban ornamental (forma picta) spreads locally from plantings;...
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September Greenville County SC
Falls Park
...it seems only a matter of time before it begins to naturalize more widely, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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September Greenville County SC
Falls Park
Sori oblong, hooked, J-shaped or horseshoe-shaped, 8-24 per ultimate segment, per Flora of China.
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September Greenville County SC
Falls Park
Rachis & costae on abaxial surface pale purplish red, w sparse small scales, per Flora of China.
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September Greenville County SC
Falls Park
Stipe with sparse small scales; scales pale brown, lanceolate, entire, per Flora of China.
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September Greenville County SC
Falls Park
Leaves variegated, silvery gray and gray-green, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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September Greenville County SC
Falls Park
Stipe grooved adaxially, groove open to rachis groove, per Flora of China.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Anisocampium niponicum
FAMILY
Athyriaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Anisocampium niponicum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of China
Anisocampium niponicum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Athyrium niponicum
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Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Habitat: Suburban woodlands, lawns; commonly planted as an ornamental, rarely naturalizing. This common suburban ornamental (forma picta) spreads locally from plantings; it seems only a matter of time before it begins to naturalize more widely, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Japan
Rare
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
2-pinnate to 3-pinnate
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes short-creeping to ascending
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
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